Presentations and Seminars
(Through and Occupational Therapist’s eyes)
With the philosophy of “prevention and wellness for all” Tere’s seminars are appropriate for regular educators, special educators, therapists, social workers, psychologists and parents.
An Occupational Therapist’s perspective often can provide a new look at environments, school tasks and individual learning styles. The unique parts of Tere’s services include opportunities for her to visit your school or classroom so that intervention is specific to your needs and your facility.
By modeling ideas, intervention strategies and exercises, teacher’s and therapist’s gain a new skill set to use right away. Seminars can be arranged for a couple hours to a couple of days.
Tere will work closely with you so that your group will maximize the benefit of the presentation you plan. Fees are based on number of participants and hours needed for your seminar. Call 603-964-4833 for rates today.
What others are saying about Tere’s presentations:
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Great practical ideas for increasing Children's fine motor skills! Extremely helpful!
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Handouts and references good, with a willingness to share.
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LOVED the Drive Thru Menus and the additional therapy ideas.
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Excellent pace! Good variety – Not too technical. Can see the “big picture.” Keep it up!
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Packed full of creative, engaging, and age appropriate ideas
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Getting new ideas on how to enhance or incorporate skills to centering
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I loved the passion and knowledge of the presenter
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Lively teacher lots of good info- theory and practical
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The whole thing. Activity suggestions were great, can use them tomorrow. Tere’s knowledge and love for her work is apparent.
Age Appropriate Seminars & Presentations
Pre-SchoolTere’s philosophy is purely developmental. The 21
st century preschooler develops at their own rate and pace but also may need some facilitation in fine, gross, sensory and visual perceptual skills. Group offerings can be skill specific, reviews of development in relation to the ages of students or ideas of how to reach and teach this age group. Call her to present at your school. Together, we can build in-service training, parent support as well as on site participative modeling and interaction with students and teachers.
Sample seminars for this group may include: Get a Job, Being a Playful Preschooler, Making Centers Work to Develop Fine, Gross and Sensory Motor Skills, Play…a Ticket to Learning
Publications applicable to this age level:
KindergartenTere’s focus for this school age child is a mixture of utilizing natural developmental concepts meshed with core curriculum standards. Focus often is on the foundation skills that are so important for any student to master reading, writing and number sense. With this philosophy in mind, Tere will help you plan your day to differentiate your teaching and promote student success on all levels in an inclusive setting. Responses to Intervention (RtI) initiatives are only helpful if the child has the motor, perceptual and social/emotional skills to tackle the curriculum. Call Tere to provide you with ways to work smarter, not harder as you promote those kindergarteners towards first grade.
Sample seminars for this group may include: On the Floor and More, Promoting Literacy with Movement, Special Needs Kindergarteners, Meet them at the Door and Explore, Taking the Mystery out of Sensory Processing (ideas for a calmer classroom)
Tere’s publications applicable to this age level:
Elementary School (1st thru 4th grade)These groups of students bring with them a variety of needs. Do you feel like you are juggling curriculum, testing and day to day classroom demands? Tere can help with creating a calmer classroom, promoting learning via brain based research and integration of all levels abilities within the classroom context. Consider a seminar with Tere who can present to teaching teams, demonstrate strategies that can promote learning based on research and current theories of learning. Walk away with ideas to use the next day in your classroom and throughout the entire year with both regular ed. and special needs students.
Sample seminars for this group may include: An Eclectic Approach to Handwriting, RtI and the Importance of Foundation Skills, Come Take the Body Challenge (Promoting Math Facts, Spelling and Curriculum Concepts)
Tere’s publications applicable to this age group:
Middle School (5th through 8th grade) and High School (9th-12th grade)Both you and your teenage students start the year with many expectations. Often many of them need help in the areas of executive function. Attention, focus and organization skills need to be taught within the context of the curriculum and hopefully become part of the student’s repertoire of skills. Students’ performance can vary from class to class. This also is a time where peer interaction and social/emotional control is challenging. Tere’s perspective as an Occupational Therapist may help you set up your classroom and enhance your teaching style to promote self- regulation, independence, interaction and participation. Tere’s publications and lectures include strategies that are brain based learning ideas that will engage your students and spark learning. She also can provide strategies that help with test taking skills and anxiety which can play a big role in self-management.
Sample seminars for this group may include: Just Breathe (Helping Students Cope with Stress), Creating a Calmer Classroom, Getting it Together, Promoting Organization and Focus
Tere’s publications applicable to this age group:
Other possible seminars.
Remember Tere will individualize the topic for your school so all in-service training is applicable and relevant to your employees.
- Diagnosis: Asperger’s, an Occupational Therapist’s Vision of Integration
- What is your Attitude towards ADHD or ADD?
- Jump Start for promoting literacy, through an Occupational Therapist Eyes
- Improved Comprehension Inspired by Interactive Books
- Empowering Clients to Use Relaxation, Stress Reduction, Movement and Yoga Techniques to Enhance Performance
- Do You See What I See? Visual Perception for Reading and More…
- The Challenging Child through an Occupational Therapist’s Eyes, (At School, Home and the Community)
- Juggling the Job of a Therapist in School Based Therapy
- Promoting Cooperation in School during Play and Academic Work
- Nimble Fingers, Strong Hands, Ideas for Fine Motor Development
And so much more!
More Testimonials
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- This course is simply enlightening, motivating and essential for school SLPs/PT/OTs.
- You are so inspirational – thanks so much for all of the great ideas! She was awesome! Very dynamic!
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I finally learned a practical approach to helping my students with their handwriting.
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Very interesting topic! Very affirming! Tons of great ideas to use in the classroom!
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Excellent speaker – brings humor, reality, back into the job. Makes the new information achievable, i.e., “Take 1 school, 1 student, and make a change.”
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Instructor was filled with ideas that supplemented and enriched her main points. She could give concrete examples on ways to actually set up center to make then effective
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Daily classroom ideas that I can implement right away! I loved Tere’s presentation style of many anecdotal classroom and life examples. I wish I had enough $ to hire her to train our local kindergarten + elementary teachers, as they are pushing children far ahead of where they should developmentally be!!!
Contact Tere to have her as your speaker!
